Xiaomi Poco Pad vs Honor Pad 9
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Xiaomi Poco Pad (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on May 23, 2024, against the Honor Pad 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco Pad
- Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 8300 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Reverse charging feature
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1032 and 941 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 9
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.1 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.4% | 84.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 29480 Hz |
| Response time | - | 27 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1533:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 280 mm (11.02 inches) | 278.27 mm (10.96 inches) |
| Width | 181.85 mm (7.16 inches) | 180.11 mm (7.09 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.52 mm (0.3 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 571 g (20.14 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | - | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 509 cm2 (78.9 inches2) | 501 cm2 (77.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (87th and 107th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (66th and 82nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2314 | 1640 |
| Single-core score | 1032 | 941 |
| Multi-core score | 2976 | 2785 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 297225 | 307398 |
| GPU | 73188 | 74347 |
| Memory | 152467 | 162679 |
| UX | 255286 | 184865 |
| Total score | 778166 | 729289 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [47 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13631 | - |
| Video editing | 6946 | - |
| Photo editing | 24734 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11507 | - |
| Writing score | 13590 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco Pad
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-29 (SRG) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1025 / 2768 |
| π 2026-03-28 (SRG) | AnTuTu 11 | 770063 |
| π 2026-01-15 (Jeff) | AnTuTu 11 | 778166 |
| π 2025-04-20 (Vxmpiri) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2314 |
| π 2025-04-20 (Vxmpiri) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1032 / 2976 |
Honor Pad 9
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | - |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | - |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | Magic OS 8 |
| OS size | - | 32 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (29% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:05 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:22 hr |
| Watching video | - | 06:55 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 157 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | C616WPU |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | C617HWK |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/a/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2024 | December 2023 |
| Release date | May 2024 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $350 |
| Successor | - | - Honor Pad 10 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 35 W |
Further details
Notes on Poco Pad:
- The 5G model has water resistance, a 128 GB memory option, and GPS. The Wi-Fi model has none of these features.
Notes on Pad 9:
- The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco Pad is definitely a better buy.
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